Dinalipi Bureau

New Delhi: The top US disease control agency is tracking a new, highly mutated lineage of the virus that causes COVID-19. The lineage is named BA.2.86, and has been detected in Israel, Denmark and the United States. “CDC is tracking a…
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Bhubaneswar: Odisha may experience more rains with the likely formation of another cyclonic circulation around August 25, tweeted India Meteorological Department (IMD) scientist Umashankar Das here on Friday. The intensity of rain will…
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New Delhi: National record holder Dutee Chand has failed the out-of-competition dope test and has been served with a four-year ban. The ban starts from January 3, 2023, and all the competitive results that she obtained from the date of…
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Bhubaneswar: Distinguished educationist Prof Sunita Mishra, who hails from Odisha, has been appointed as the Vice Chancellor of Mohanlal Sukhadia University at Udaipur in Rajasthan. Prof Mishra, who was Dean of Babasaheb Bhimrao…
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Jaranwala: Police in eastern Pakistan arrested 129 Muslims overnight after a Muslim mob angered over an alleged desecration of the Quran attacked churches and homes of minority Christians, prompting authorities to summon soldiers to…
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Kuala Lampur: A light plane crashed into a street in Malaysia's central Selangor state on Thursday, killing eight people on board and two motorists on the ground, the local police chief said. "For now, I can say at least 10 people were…
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Manama: Already battling extreme heat, Bahrain is scrambling to ward off another environmental threat: rising seas that could swallow parts of its coast, the island nation's oil and environment minister told AFP. By next year, the tiny…
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Bhubaneswar: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday called on chartered accountants to adequately familiarise themselves with new and growing areas of auditing, including ESG (environmental, social, and governance) and carbon…
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Bhubaneswar: A low pressure area formed over northwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining areas on Thursday, raising the likelihood of extremely heavy rainfall at several places of Odisha, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. It…
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Sambalpur: A two-storey building collapsed following heavy downpour in Odisha’s Sambalpur town on Thursday. No casualty was reported due to the mishap as the building was not being used by anyone for a long time. Nobody was staying in…
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